Measures taken by the camp were not enough to prevent an outbreak. Source: https://www.livescience.com/summer-camp-covid-19-outbreak.html
Tag: Teens
Political Protests Are Now Happening in Videogames
Business Insider reports that some players are adapting their avatars in the game world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement in the real world:
In “Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” players are creating customized signs and clothing for their game characters that say “BLM” and depict symbols of “No justice, no peace….” Anyone with…
College Tests Called Unfair To Homebound, Tech-Poor Students
A group of high school students sued the College Entrance Examination Board claiming its advanced placement tests are unfair to teens trapped at home by the coronavirus pandemic without adequate computers or internet connections. From a report: The board, which offers college-level curriculum for courses and exams to high school students, and Educational Testing Services, which administers the advanced placement exams,…
Ivanka Trump, Big Tech Companies Plan Marketing Campaign Targeting Teens’ Perceptions of Tech Jobs
theodp writes: Dismissing questions of whether Ivanka Trump’s Tuesday CES keynote appearance on The Path to the Future of Work should have gone to somebody else who’s had more to do with tech in the administration, CES Chief Gary Shapiro informed the BBC: “Ivanka Trump actually co-chairs the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, whose members include companies like Apple, Walmart and…
FDA Bans Production, Sale of Fruit- and Mint-Flavored Vape Pods
In an attempt to curb teen vaping, the FDA has officially banned most fruit- and mint-flavored, cartridge-based vaping products. Companies that manufacture, sell and distribute such products have 30 days to comply. Engadget reports: The new restrictions make some important exceptions. First, they permit tobacco- and menthol-flavored goods. They also apply only to cartridge-based products, which the FDA says are easier…
Get ready for the ’20s!
“Anybody besides me notice that the past two decades have been nameless?” Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/get-ready-for-the-2020s-decade…
Bitcoin Was the Best Investment of the Decade
The decade is almost over — and one incredibly volatile investment stood out from all the rest as the best of the 2010s. Want to guess what it was? Bitcoin. From a report: According to a recent report by Bank of America Securities, if you invested $1 in bitcoin at the start of the decade, it would now be worth more…
There Was an Alarming Rise in Marijuana Vaping Among Teens in 2019
The trend is all the more concerning in light of the recent outbreak of vaping-related lung illnesses. Source: https://www.livescience.com/teen-marijuana-vaping-2019.html
A better way to convert dog years to human years
Researchers collected DNA samples from 104 Labrador retrievers over a 16-year period. They compared changes in their DNA samples against DNA previously collected from humans. The result? A better sense of what a “dog year” really means. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/a-better-way-to-convert-dog-years-to-human-years…
Teens aren’t addicted to their phones – but we like to think they are
A review of previous studies finds one in four teenagers have problematic level of phone use but other papers that found lower levels may have been ignored Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2225248-teens-arent-addicted-to-their-phones-but-we-like-to-think-they-are/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…